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SCOTTISH government ministers were misled on the potential environmental impacts of a new gas-fired power plant, according to environmentalists.
New research commissioned by Friends of the Earth Scotland (FoE) found that emissions from the proposed Peterhead 2 plant — to be built alongside an existing gas-fired facility — could amount to 1.25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.
This is five times higher than estimated in the developer’s environmental impact assessment, submitted as part of the planning process.
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